Resources & references

This news story features the clinical work of Matthew Frederick, a music therapist in the United States. Matthew offers an individual music therapy session to an older adult with Alzheimer's disease and the client's spouse.

This audio podcast presents a conversation about music therapy. Prof. Mark Creamer receives Dr Jennifer Bibb and Dr Jason Kenner to discuss the clinical process of music therapy : referral, assessment, treatment, terminaison. Also, the content of music therapy session is discussed. Examples of music therapy experiences are heard. 

This first episode of a podcast about music therapy is an introduction to the field of music therapy, what it takes to practice in the field, its different forms, and how it can support different people with a variety of needs.

In this podcast episode, Clinical Psychologist Professor Mark Creamer, and Registered Music Therapists: Dr Jason Kenner and Dr Jennifer Bibb explore what music therapy aims to achieve, treatment goals and why change occurs. Expand your knowledge by hearing about the difference between individual and group sessions, the ways in which music therapy can meet short and long-term goals, and how music therapists use their unique skills and methods to provide collaborative care.

This is a transcription of the first episode of a podcast about music therapy; it is an introduction to the field of music therapy, what it takes to practice in the field, its different forms, and how it can support different people with a variety of needs.

This transcription of a podcast episode presents a conversation about music therapy. Prof. Mark Creamer interviews Dr Jennifer Bibb and Dr Jason Kenner to discuss the clinical process of music therapy (i.e., referral, assessment, treatment, termination). The podcast also presents music therapy content and examples of music therapy experiences.

In this transcription of a podcast episode, Clinical Psychologist Professor Mark Creamer, and Registered Music Therapists: Dr Jason Kenner and Dr Jennifer Bibb explore what music therapy aims to achieve, treatment goals and why change occurs. Expand your knowledge by hearing about the difference between individual and group sessions, the ways in which music therapy can meet short and long-term goals, and how music therapists use their unique skills and methods to provide collaborative care.

This video presents music therapy sessions led by Kelly Sweeney and Jessie Palmer, board-certified music therapists (United States), to patients in the Carilion Clinic Hospice. Note: The beginning (2m 33s) corresponds to the excerpt shown in the lesson on music therapy. 

This video includes an interview of Emanuel Cerebello who is a Chilean music therapist, researcher, and music therapy educator. Emanuel discusses his research which focuses on the musical training of music therapists and educators and the use of technology for individuals with disabilities. This interview is part of the research forum of the World Federation of Music Therapy's Ethics and Research Commission.

This video features an individual who was paralyzed due to a motor vehicle collision and participated in music therapy sessions in a hospital in Alberta, Canada. The video includes clips of music therapy sessions, testimonials from the patient, and interviews from certified music therapists.

This video presents the work of Kelsey MacDonald, certified music therapist (Canada). In this video, Kelsey provides music therapy sessions to a patient with dementia at Aberdeen Hospital in Nova Scotia. This video includes testimonials from the patient's daughter and the director of the palliative care unit.

This video features Anna Lacourse, certified music therapist (Quebec) who presents her work with a patient at the Saint-Raphaël Palliative Care Home and Day Center (Montreal). The patient gives a testimonial and describes the benefits he has experienced through music therapy.